2010 Annual Report - Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department

2010 ANNUAL REPORT
coordinate the field booking operations for
Fiesta in the City of Santa Barbara and
Halloween in Isla Vista. During the third
quarter, SORT was activated for multiple
operations, including a major facility housing
reconfiguration involving the movement of
over 400 inmates in a three-hour period.
Members of SORT are on call 24/7 and are
invaluable resources for Custody Operations.
Civilian
The Santa Barbara Regional
Enforcement Team (SBRNET)
was in the process of
remodeling and updating
their office and requested
the assistance from Systems
& Technology. The
networking system, a
tangled pile of cables
connected to a patchwork of
K. Glendinng
routers and switches, was
inadequate for their needs. Office
Automation Specialist Kyle Glendinning
stepped up with an efficient plan to
streamline and organize the network group.
After researching for a manageable system,
he formulated a design and set to work
making significant improvements to the
network. The final result was a vastly
improved and reliable network, capable of
meeting the demands of the task force and
having the potential to grow as needs
increase in the future.
Fourth Quarter
Deputy
Detective Rob Minter was
assigned to a deceivingly
simple identity theft case
where a suspect utilized a
victim’s personal information
to open a home equity line of
credit in Goleta. The suspect
obtained a debit card in the
victim’s name and made
Det. R. Minter withdrawals totaling
$12,000. Detective Minter
discovered that fraudulent debit card
transactions had occurred at a local gas
station. When the suspect returned to the
gas station, Goleta Patrol conducted a stop
to identify him. Detective Minter wrote
numerous search warrants and obtained the
suspect’s banking and cellular phone
activity. Shortly before Christmas, the
suspect was arrested. Seized evidence
linked the suspect to additional victims, and
nearly 100 profiles. The investigation
culminated in the suspect’s second arrest
with bail set at $1,000,000.
Custody Deputy
New Year’s Eve was a hectic
night at the Santa Maria
Jail. Numerous arrestees
were brought into the
facility, keeping the staff
busy with receiving and
processing new bookings.
While searching a subject
who was arrested for drug
C. Dep. R. Apple
possession, Custody Deputy
Rodney Apple felt something
unusual within the liner of his jacket and
discovered a marijuana pipe and two baggies
of narcotics; a bag with 3 grams of
methamphetamine and a bag with 4 grams of
cocaine. The narcotics were turned over to
the arresting officer, who conducted a search
of the vehicle and discovered additional
drugs. The arrestee was charged with
smuggling drugs into a custody facility and
faced additional charges for the narcotics
inside his vehicle. Custody Deputy Apple’s
actions prevented dangerous narcotics from
entering the jail and protected the safety of
inmates and staff.
Civilian
After a career serving n the
United States Air Force and
distinguishing himself as a
member of the Presidential
Honor Guard, Mr. Timothy
Carney offered his
volunteer services to the
Sheriff’s Office. He is
responsible for the Santa
T. Carney
Maria Station Parking
Enforcement and
Community Patrol, which includes
enforcement of the Residential Permit
Parking Program around Ernest Righetti High
School. This is a daunting task, as over 400
homes participate in the program. Mr.
Carney donates two days a week to enforce
the permit program and patrol the Orcutt
community. Mr. Timothy Carney performs
his volunteer duties with dedication and a
serious sense of responsibility.
27 KEEPING THE PEACE SINCE 1850